Anil Kumar (born 25 June 1941) is an Indian experimental physicist known for his work in the field of
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, most commonly known as NMR spectroscopy or magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), is a spectroscopic technique to observe local magnetic fields around atomic nuclei. The sample is placed in a magnetic fiel ...
. He is a professor at the
Indian Institute of Science
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in
Bangalore
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.
Early life and education
Anil did his college studies at
Meerut College
Meerut College is a state-funded college in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The college is affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. The college was established in 1892 and has a campus of . The college has glorious history of achiev ...
(Agra University) from where he graduated in 1959 and completed his master's degree in 1961. From 1961–1964 he worked at Meerut College as a lecturer in Physics, and then studied at
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कानपुर) is a public institute of technology located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was ...
, graduating with a PhD degree in 1969 under the supervision of Prof. B. D. N. Rao.
Anil moved to the
United States
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for his post-doctoral studies: one year at
Georgia Institute of Technology
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,
Atlanta
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and two years at the
University of North Carolina
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.
Career
Anil worked with Nobel Laureate
Richard R. Ernst
Richard Robert Ernst (14 August 1933 – 4 June 2021) was a Swiss physical chemist and Nobel Laureate.
Ernst was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1991 for his contributions towards the development of Fourier transform nuclear magnetic re ...
as a research associate during 1973–76. He then worked jointly with
Richard Ernst and Nobel Laureate
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich (born 4 October 1938 in Aarberg, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss chemist/biophysicist and Nobel Chemistry laureate, known for developing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods for studying biological macromolecules.
Education and e ...
during 1979–80 at
ETH Zurich
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Switzerland
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, where he participated in the pioneering work on 2D NMR spectroscopy.
Anil joined the Department of Physics in January 1977 at
Indian Institute of Science
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management. It is located in Bengaluru, in the Indian state of Karnataka. The institute wa ...
,
Bangalore
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. He then was a Senior Scientific Officer (1977–82), Assistant Professor (1982–84), Associate Professor (1984–1990) and Professor (1990–2003) at IISc Bangalore.
He also held the position of Chairman of the Department of Physics (1994–97). At IISc, he was associated with the NMR facility as Resident-in-charge (1977–82), as Joint Convener (1984–94) and as Convener (1998–2003). He worked on the development of modern NMR methodology, established a research group at the Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore
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in this field, and trained a number of PhD students. He has published more than 150 research papers.
Anil initially worked on the development of double-resonance NMR techniques for relaxation studies. He performed the first 2D NMR experiment in liquids and the first 2D Fourier imaging experiment (which is now widely used in
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio wave ...
). He also applied two-dimensional NMR techniques to the study of
biomolecules
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. He was the first to apply the two-dimensional
Nuclear Overhauser Effect The nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) is the transfer of nuclear spin polarization from one population of spin-active nuclei (e.g. 1H, 13C, 15N etc.) to another via cross-relaxation. A phenomenological definition of the NOE in nuclear magnetic res ...
(2D-NOE now known as NOESY) experiment to a biomolecule, which opened the field for the determination of three-dimensional structures of biomolecules in solution by NMR spectroscopy.
Anil also has major contributions in the field of
NMR Quantum Information Processing and NMR quantum computing. He with his group has successfully demonstrated experimentally, distillation of pseudo pure states, implementation of logical operations and gates on 2,3 and 4 qubit systems as well as implemented 2 and 3 qubit
Deutsch-Jozsa quantum algorithm, using one and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy.
Recognition
Anil is a fellow of
Indian National Science Academy
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is a national academy in New Delhi for Indian scientists in all branches of science and technology.
In August 2019, Dr. Chandrima Shaha was appointed as the president of Indian National Science Academ ...
(INSA) and of
The World Academy of Sciences
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is a merit-based science academy established for developing countries, uniting 1,000 scientists in some 70 countries. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable devel ...
Trieste
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. He is also a recipient of the Sir C.V.Raman Medal (Hari Om Trust of UGC) 1993, Platinum Jubilee Lecture Award of the
Indian Science Congress Association
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1994, Prof. K. Rangadhama Rao Memorial Award of INSA 1996, FICCI Award for Physical Sciences 1996–97, MSIL Chair at IISc
1994–97 and Alumni Award of IISc for Excellence in Research in Science 2000.
Anil received the 2001 Goyal Award in Chemistry, "Life-time Achievement Award" by the
Indian Chemical Society
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for the year 2011 and the DAE-Raja Ramanna Prize
Lecture in Physics of
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is a multidisciplinary research institute located at Jakkur, Bangalore, India. It was established by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India, to ...
(JNCASR) 2003. He held a Visiting Chair Condorcet at
École normale supérieure (Paris)
The ''École normale supérieure - PSL'' (; also known as ''ENS'', ''Normale sup, ''Ulm'' or ''ENS Paris'') is a ''grande école'' university in Paris, France. It is one of the constituent members of Paris Sciences et Lettres University (PSL).
...
France
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in 1998 and Visiting Professorships at
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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United States
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1989–90,
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
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USA 1994 and
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
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, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
Ann Arbor 1998–99.
After superannuation, he was designated an Honorary Professor at IISc Bangalore and currently is NASI Honorary Scientist at IISc Bangalore.
References
External links
Faculty profile at the Indian Institute of Science
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Indian scientists
1941 births
Living people